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Source Description
This text page from Walters manuscript W.568 has the chapter heading for chapter 21 (Surat al-anbiya'), written in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold ink. The main text is written in a large Maghribi script, with vocalization in red, green, and yellow ink.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
82688
label
Text Page with Illuminated Chapter Heading for Chapter 21
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
82688
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Text Page with Illuminated Chapter Heading for Chapter 21
description
This text page from Walters manuscript W.568 has the chapter heading for chapter 21 (Surat al-anbiya'), written in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold ink. The main text is written in a large Maghribi script, with vocalization in red, green, and yellow ink.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
21.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 8 7/16 in. (30 x 21.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on Italian paper with a watermark of three crescents
creator_ids
15527
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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920791b479427183